Source: Press TV
Pakistan’s ex-chief justice says he is still legally the head of the Supreme Court and hails the defeat of Musharraf’s allies in the vote.
”I am still the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as per the Constitution and no body can bar me from discharging my duty, ” Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said at a meeting of lawyers in his home city of Quetta, a week after his release from house arrest.
He described the February 18 election that led to the defeat of President Pervez Musharraf’s Pakistan Muslim League -Q as a silent revolution brought about by the people.
The people of the country has given their verdict in the silent revolution, Chaudhry was quoted as saying by the Geo News.
Hundreds of lawyers welcomed Chaudhry as he began his trip across Pakistan to rally support for the reinstatement of judges sacked by Musharraf last year.
President Musharraf yesterday swore in a 24-member cabinet, with PML-N members sporting black arms bands in a symbolic protest against the former General.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani said Tuesday that his party would ensure the “rule of law”.
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Tags: chief justice, Emergency, Iftikhar Chaudhry, Musharraf, PML_Q, Supreme Court
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1 Sufi // Apr 2, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Yes you are the only hope for Pakistan. You have been detained for five months by IBLEES Musharraf,but failed to subjugate you. God bless you.lawyers,civil society activists and other segments of the society.
God bless you and your family.
2 A.Iftikhar // May 6, 2008 at 12:14 pm
We firmly believe that you are the Only Ray of hope for this Country..
3 Awaz.e.Haq // May 6, 2008 at 12:18 pm
You are not only CJP but the PRIDE for the whole nation. You have shown us the path which is needed for the stability of ANY society.
Thanks for the courage you shown.
Inshallah the sun of Free, Fair and Impartial Judiciary will rise soon and YOU will be on the VICTORY STAND.
4 Anum Hafeez // May 6, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Hasba Bill case
Main article: Hasba bill
The Hasba bill also proposed powers for the police to ensure observance of Islamic practices and values while curbing palm reading and other superstitious customs deemed un-Islamic by the legislators.
General Pervez Musharraf petitioned the top court for an opinion after the Hasba bill was passed through North West Frontier Province’s assembly.
“The governor of the province of NWFP may not assent to the Hasba bill in its present form,” Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, head of a panel of nine judges, told the court before listing several clauses in the bill deemed unconstitutional.
Missing people
Many people in Pakistan had “disappeared.” allegedly kidnapped by the American agencies (FBI, CIA) and Pakistani agencies (ISI, MI, IB) in pursuance of the “War on Terror.” These actions were challenged in the Supreme Court and a bench under the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had directed the Ministry of Interior and the representatives of the military agencies to appear in the court and answer the issues raised.On his orders hundreds of accused were released, many of whom have been found involved in the spate of suicide bombings which are taking place in Pakistan[citation needed].
The case is being pleaded by Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim and Asma Jahangir from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
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Anum Hafeez
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